Editing Auras

'''Auras''' are a projection of a person's authority, as well as their innate personality, beliefs, and willpower made manifest.<ref name=":7" /> Described as the soul unbound, leaking from the body, by [[Piortesenzth]].

== Users ==
While auras are said to be possessed by everyone,<ref>{{VERef|10.47 S (Pt. 1)}}</ref> Aura Skills are primarily the domain of [Ladies] and [Knights].<ref name=":0">[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/06/24/7-30/ Chapter 7.30]</ref> Strong auras are common among [[royalty]] and [[nobility]], though higher-leveled individuals of any class can gain an Aura Skill. Like magic or natural skills, it's possible for a Rulebreaker to gain an aura.<ref name=":5" />

== Usage ==
Auras are brought out by a person projecting their personal will, confidense, authority, or sense fo identity, and may be used subconsciously.<ref name=":1">[https://wanderinginn.com/2018/10/16/5-29/ Chapter 5.29]</ref> Due to this, trying to project an aura out of insecurity will just weaken it. It's possible for it to be as large as to cover an entire nation.<ref name=":8">[https://wanderinginn.com/2023/09/17/9-59-o/ Chapter 9.59 O]</ref> Auras can be used to influence the actions of others, see the User in an inspiring image, or inflict terror and other emotions. The powers of an aura are informed by the user's class, with some auras being superior over others. To defeat an aura, the user must be forced into break their own rules.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":2">[https://wanderinginn.com/2020/05/13/7-23-lm/ Chapter 7.23 LM]</ref> Rulebreakers are also able to resist auras.

=== Potency and Concentration ===
Potency is the strength of an aura, and increases with the user's level.<ref name=":2" /> For example, auras are said to not be the purview for [Strategists]; but [[Niers Astoragon]], a Level 66 [Strategist] possesses an aura the size of a Giant, despite being untrained in aura manipulation.<ref>[[Interlude – Of Vampires and Fraerlings|Interlude - Of Vampires and Fraerlings]]</ref> Potency is also influenced by the user's class. Monarchs have more naturally potent auras than [Lords] and [Ladies] by virtue of hierarchy. They are good at being forceful without training and have less need to hone their auras, making them innately better at basic aura use, while giving them a natural defense against rival auras.<ref name=":0" /> The domain of the user's authority can affect potency. For example, an [Innkeeper]'s aura will be stronger within their inn than outside of it. Yet a trained User can use their on anything they can see, even across the world.<ref>{{VERef|Vernoue (Pt. 1) - Interlude}}</ref>

The first part of Aura training, refinement and control, is learning to gather and concentrate the aura.<ref name=":4">[https://wanderinginn.com/2022/03/09/8-68/ Chapter 8.68]</ref> By consolidating one's own aura, it serves as defense against other auras.<ref name=":2" /> When mastered, even weak auras can resist most other Auras. Offensively, concentrating one's aura can allow the User to harm incorporeal beings such as Djinni,<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2021/06/06/8-26-fk/ Chapter 8.26 FK]</ref> Daemons,<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2022/05/03/8-85/ Chapter 8.85]</ref> and [[Wisps]].<ref>[https://wanderinginn.com/2023/08/30/9-55-pt-1/ Chapter 9.55 (Pt. 1)]</ref> It can be refined to a razor's edge.<ref name=":8" /> Auras can also be used to read the nature of other auras,<ref name=":3">[https://wanderinginn.com/2021/05/02/8-20/ Chapter 8.20]</ref> and physically affect objects and people. For example, [Ladies] of Izril use it in combination with [Deft Hand] to physically shove others.<ref name=":0" /> With advanced control, an aura can be used to warm a target, even without a fire affinity.<ref name=":6">[https://wanderinginn.com/2023/06/07/9-43-l/ Chapter 9.43 L]</ref>

=== Manifestation ===
There are three stages of advanced aura manipulation: Manifestation, Materialization, and Conceptualization.

Manifestation allows to user to make their aura visible, create images, or even shield their bodies.<ref name=":1" /> It is like a second instinct, a powerful commanding presence that can withstand mental compulsion.<ref name=":4" /> One method of Manifestation is the creation of an aura-decoy, where the aura is reformatted to create an illusion.<ref name=":6" />

Materialization lets the user create objects out of the aura or change their properties, such as conjuring a weapon or element.<ref name=":4" />

Conceptualization is the creation of a complete zone of authority that even magic fails before the very concept of the aura.<ref name=":4" /> It is rarely achieved.

== Notable Groups ==

* The Flowers of Izril, [Ladies] of the North, are considered among the greatest aura experts in the world. They notably displayed impressive feats with their Auras like fighting off [[Velan]] when he assaulted [[First Landing]] at great cost in what would be known as the [[Sacrifice of Roses]], and banishing the most powerful [Witch] in the world, [[Belavierr Donamia|Belavierr]], from their lands.
* The [[Order of Seasons]] are a [Knight] order that are specialist at Aura manipulation and using it in combat. They can display Materialization,<ref name=":4" /> and are said to have learned from the [Ladies] of [[Izril]] in antiquity.<ref name=":0" />

== List of Auras ==

* [Aura of Battle]
** Known users: [[The Crimson Soldier]]
* [Aura of Command]
** Known users: [[Rags]]
* [Aura of Disarming]
** Known users: [[Snatcher]]
* [Aura of Flames]
** Known users: [[Maviola El]]
* [Aura of Giants (Chess)]
** Known users: [[Erin Solstice]] (''temporarily'')
* [Aura of Haste]
** Known users: [[Snatcher]]
* [Aura of Midnight]
** Known users: [[Gothica]]
* [Aura of Paralysis]
** Known users: [[Snatcher]] 
* [Aura of Protection]
** Known users: [[Ylawes Byres]]
* [Aura of Righteous Fire]
** Known users: [[Raim]]
* [Aura of Rime]
** Known users: [[Ceria Springwalker]]
* [Aura of Spring]
** Known users: [[Markus]], [[Meisa]]
* [Aura of the Brave]
** Known users: [[Rabbiteater]]
* [Aura of the Emissary]
** Known users: [[Rags]]
* [Aura of the Emperor]
** Known users: [[Laken Godart]]
* [Aura of the Hearth]
** Known users: [[Rabbiteater]]
* [Aura of the King]
** Known users: [[Flos Reimarch]]
* [Aura of the Lion]
** Known users: [[Raelt Leysars]]
* [Aura of Thorns]
** Known users: [[Bethal Walchaís]]
* [Dark Aura]
** Known users: [[Gothica]]
* [Imperial Aura]
** Known users: [[Lyonette du Marquin]]
* [Inn’s Aura]
** Known users: [[Erin Solstice]]

=== Related Skills ===

* [Aura Blade]
* [Aura: Battering Ram]
* [Aura: Distant Manipulation]
* [Extended Aura: Gravity Well]
*[Reconfigure Aura]

=== Specialist  Classes ===

* [Aura Knight]

== Trivia ==

* It is hypothesized that auras are meant to be part of a natural chain of superiority and weakness (rock paper scissors power system), but what they're meant to counter is unknown, though it is implied to be Miracles.<ref name=":4" /> 
* In Terandria, Auras are considered a mark of prestige due to its association with royalty and knighthood.<ref>{{VERef|10.40 T}}</ref> 
*In [[Ailendamus]], aura training for [Princes] and [Princesses] starts at sixteen years old.<ref name=":5">[https://wanderinginn.com/2021/10/31/8-50/ Chapter 8.50]</ref>
*In the Order of Seasons, the event for when a person awakens their aura is called the Advent of Color, and is marked by a celebration and toasts by the user's friends and family.<ref name=":7">[https://wanderinginn.com/2021/10/06/interlude-perspective-and-past/ Interlude - Perspective and Past]</ref>

== References ==
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